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Psalms 22:18

“They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

סָפַרçâphar · saw-far'
H5608 · Hebrew
Definition
properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
commune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.
Grammar
  • אֲסַפֵּ֥ר — verb Piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular
Code HVpi1cs
Usage
Occurs 161 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 15:5Genesis 15:5Genesis 16:10Genesis 24:66Genesis 29:13

Theological interpretation (AI)

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.